Golf ball teeing device



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ATTORNEY Get. 17, 1950 FiledFeb. 214-, 194e oct.- 17, `195o Filed, Fiep.24, 1948 J. MOZEL GOLF BALL TEEING DEVICE 2 Sheeis-Sheet 2 2 JOEINVENTOR MOZEL ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 17, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE GOLF BALL TEEING DEVICE .loe Mozel, Portland, Oreg.

Application February 24, 1948, Serial No. 10,509

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to golf ball teeing devices and is particularlyadapted to be applied to a machine such as disclosed in my pendingapplication Serial Number 750,903 filed May 28, 1947 (now Patent No.2,520,952, issued September 5, 1950), and of whichthis application is acontinuation.,- in-part. y

The primary object of this invention is to feed one ball at a time intothe golf ball tee lifting feature of my co-pending application.

I have found that unless one ball at a time is admitted into the liftingmechanism of my golf ball teeing device they will become jammed and givetrouble due to the pressure of the balls coming down the chute leadingto the golf ball teeing device.

With this present invention the same is timed to the lifting mechanismof the golf ball lifting arm of the above referred to pendingapplication, so that as the ball lifting mechanism raises a ball tfdeliver the same into a chute leading to the golf ball tee, I haveprovided in this invention a mechanism for permitting but one ball at atime to fall into the lifting mechanism andno other ball can drop intothe lift until the same has completed a cycle of operation.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the drawings,specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view'of my new and improved golf ballteeing device referred to in my (3o-pending application. This view` istaken looking directly into the entry of the ball lifting device. Y

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2--2 of Figure l, looking inthe direction indicated, illustrating the ball being lifted by thelifting arm within the runway of the lifting device.

Figure 3 illustrates the lifting arm returning to starting positionafter lifting the ball up the runway and illustrating the cams of theball stop mechanism revolved 180 degrees from that shown in Figures 1and 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail plan view of Figure 3.

Referring more specifically to the drawings:

In the drawings the frame f my golf ball teeing device is indicated ingeneral by numeral I having a golf ball tee 2 mounted to the stem 3which in turn is mounted to the slide assembly 4 which is raised andlowered by the lever 5 which in turn is operated by a crank B'Xedlysecured to the cross shaft T. This mechanism is fully described andcovered in my co-pending applica tion above referred to. I merelydescribe the same briefly here in order to connect this application withsaid pending application.

Keyed to the shaft l, which is driven by a motor, not here shown, is thelifting arm 8 which revolves in the direction of the arrow, engaging thegolf ball by its outer end 9 raising the golf ball ID around the runwayII and depositing it on the chute I2 where it is delivered to the golfball teeing chamber I3 which is directly over the tee 2 when the same isin lowered position.

My present invention consists of providing a double stop arrangementconsisting of gates I4 and I5. These gates are slidably mountedvertically of the golf ball chute I6 through the openings or guidewaysIl. These gateshave slots I8 formed therein for guiding the 'samevertically n, nl

relative to the driving shaft 'I best illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.Fixedlysecured to the shaft 'l' are cams I9 and 2U. These cams raise andlower the gates I I and I5 intimed relation to one an other by engagingthe offset cam following arms 2| of the gates, raising and lowering thegates for releasing one ball at a timeifrom the chute IB."

I will now describe the operation of this ball feeding device.`Referring to Figure 2, there is a ball 22 located at the lower part ofthe runway II. Also in this figure it will be noted that the lifting arm3 is lifting the ball Ill. The cam 2li is permitting the gate I 5 torest in its lowered position holding the ball 23 rback and the cam IEBhas raised the gate I4, which has permited the ball, 22 `to enter thefeeding position 2li within the.A

runway I I. l

After the lifting arm 8 delivers the ball `It on the chute I2 the armwill continue to travel at which time the cam I9 will lower the gate liland the cam 2D raise the gate I5 so that the :ball 23 will be permittedto enter the position as indicated in Figure 3 against the stop gate it,preventing the same from entering the starting position 24 as there isalready a ball 22 in this position.

The lifting arm normally will stop at the point indicated in Figures 1and 2. When the ball resting on the golf ball tee 2 is removed themechanism not here shown will start the drive of shaft I and the liftingarmlB, completing another cycle of operation, namely the lifting armpicking up the ball 22 carrying it up around the runway II raising thegate I4, permitting the ball 23 to enter the starting position 2li,holding the ball 25 from passing the gate I5 which will hold the same,repeating the operation above described.

I have provided a switch 5i? for shutting off the power supply to themachine and to indicate when there are no balls in the chute I6.Referring to Figure 2, the ball 23 is resting on the platform 5l whichis pivotally supported `at by the arm 53 which extends to the switch 5dclosing the same when there is a ball on the platform, and opening thesaid switch when there is no ball on the said platform.

I have not attempted to illustrate in detail the detail of mechanismcontained within my copending application, only so far as to connect mypresent invention thereto, which consists in adding the cams i9 and 26together with their respective gates isi and I5 in line with the golfball chute It and operating them in timed relation to the operation ofthe golf ball teeing mechanism.

What I claim, as new, is:

1. In a golf ball teeing device, the combination of a ball playingstation, a ball loading station, a tee, means supporting said tee formovement between a loading position to receive a ball at said loadingstation and a teeing position at said playing station, a ball feedingstation belo-w said loading station, a driven shaft, a ball feeding armfixed to said shaft for revolving to feed a ball from said feedingstation to said loading station through each complete revolutionthereof, means including said shaft for revolving said feeding arm andmoving said tee in timed relation to feed a ball from said feedingstation to tee up said ball at the playing` station, a chute fordirecting balls successively to said feeding station, a pair of cams onsaid shaft above said chute, a pair of gates having lateral extensionsat their top and respectively riding on said cams with said gates spacedthe diameter of a ball and freely i' depending transversely of saidchute with said Cams operative for alternately raising and lowern ingthem from and into said chute in timed relation with Said arm to supplyone :ball at a time to said feeding station after the preceding ball hasbeen removed from said feeding station by said `arm and before said armcompletes its cycle, and. vertical slots in said gates and surroundingsaid shaft to guide said gates in their movement.

2. In a golf ball teeing device, the combination including said shaftfor revolving said feeding arm and moving said tee in timed relation tofeed a ball from said feeding station to tee up said ball at the playingstation, a chute for directing balls successively to said feedingstation, a pair of gates spaced the diameter of a ball and guided bysaid shaft to depend transversely of said chute, cams on said shaftsupporting said gates for alternately raising and lowering them from andinto said ehute in timed relation with said arm to supply1 one ball at atime to said feeding station after the preceding ball has been removedfrom said feeding station by said arm and before said arm completes itscycle, a switch for controlling the drive of said shaft and theoperation of said gates, and a switch control member movably mounted insaid chute in front of the first of said gates and responsive to theweight of a ball-for operating said switch.

3. In a golf ball teeing device, the combination of a ball playingstation, a ball loading station, a tee, means supporting said tee formovement between a loading position to receive a ball at said loadingstation and a teeing position at said playing station, a chute fordirecting balls successive-- ly to be fed to said loading station, apair of gates which are spaced substantially the diameter of a ball andare movably mounted above said chute for movement transversely into saidchute, a pair of cams mounted above the chute and respectively operativefor alternately raising said gates from said chute to supply one ball ata time, said gates being freely suspended from said cams and having alost motion connection therewith to permit the lowering of said gates bygravity only and to preclude driving pressure on said gates when theyare lowered that would damage a ball that might be under one of thegates.

` JOE MOZEL.

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